Outsider farm owners are an issue in the governor’s race. Here’s what experts say.
As agricultural land prices have increased drastically over the past two decades and young, want-to-be farmers have an increasingly difficult time starting their operations, politicians nationally, and here in Iowa, have questioned if corporate or foreign interests are to blame. Iowa gubernatorial candidates Zach Lahn and Rob Sand both have said corporate or out-of-state ownership of […]
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Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 9/19/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative We have Laura Belin, Kathie Obradovich, and Eric Woolson here to discuss Grassley’s future, an amendment on the ballot, and plenty on the governor and senate races. Read on Substack Eric Woolson joins the crew again this week, marking Sen. Chuck Grassley’s 93rd birthday […]
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Ed Tibbetts, a longtime reporter and editor in the Quad-Cities, is the publisher of the Along the Mississippi newsletter, where this post first appeared. Find more of his work at edtibbetts.substack.com. Suddenly, Ashley Hinson is trying to convince us she’s OK with Democrats; that she’s working with them to lower costs. This is quite a change for […]